Choral Cantatas Around 1700 Classical CPO

Choral Cantatas Around 1700

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CX 5456

Choral Cantatas Around 1700

Label Catalogue Number:
cpo 555 456-2

Release Date: July 2023
Originally recorded in July 2023

Genre:
Classical

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The 12 vocal works on this new double CD with L'arpa festante follow without exception the type of the choral cantata "per omnes versus", i.e. a type in which (almost) all the verses of a chorale poem are set to music, and represent a representative cross-section of the most diverse composers. This genre is to be distinguished from a cantata with chorale, which is characterised by a mixture of different texts. It is also distinguished from the historically older chorale motet, which does without obbligato instruments, and from the chorale concerto, which is often through-composed. The "heyday" of the chorale cantata "per omnes versus" mentioned at the beginning lies in the period after the Thirty Years' War until shortly after 1700. After that, the chorale - including the chorale poem - loses its importance; it is only with Johann Sebastian Bach that the chorale is given a new, pre-eminent position in the church music of his time, albeit under changed stylistic conditions.

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Interpretation **** Sound Quality **** Repertoire Value **** Booklet ***

“…All in all, a programmatically interesting and interpretatively successful look at a specialty of the sacred repertoire around 1700. Christoph Hesse and L'arpa festante act in a refreshing, high-quality and entertaining way.”

Dr Matthias Lange – Klassik.com – 6 December 2023

Classic Today Recommendation

Artistic Quality 10 Sound Quality 10 Overall Impression 10

“…If you want to know how the baroque chorale cantata developed before JS Bach's famous year 1724/25, you have come to the right place. Anyone who wants to explore interesting music beyond Buxtehude and Pachelbel, too. Vocal ensembles find new fodder here. Clear recommendation!”

Thomas Baack – klassik-heute.de – 9 October 2023

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